Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The third and final Lenten basic is alsmgiving, sometimes called mercy. I'll just use the generic word Give. If the prayer and fasting are genuine, they will naturally produce in the person who is praying and fasting a spirit of generosity toward the poor. Conversely, giving propels the generous soul to prayer and fasting, and leads to spiritual progress. The giving is itself a concrete action; it means giving in a material way to meet material needs.

Again, this is pretty straightforward; not much I can say to elaborate. But I would like to share a personal testimony on how these three Lenten disciplines have moved me, in Lents past and into the present. Coming soon.

Political labels make no sense. For example, I want to know what's so conservative about wanting to expand the production of petroleum? Shouldn't a conservative want to conserve resources of limited supply?

Likewise, what is so liberal about abortion rights? Isn't liberal supposed to mean generous? But abortion isn't generous. It's very stingy and tight-fisted. Not to mention murderous.